diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.classpath
index 46cec6e..cf36b56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 935535c..3e4490c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index bc765e9..d86fbd0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  org.slf4j.api
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jaxrs.internal,org.eclipse.m2e.wtp
  .jaxrs.internal.configurators
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.classpath
index 46cec6e..cf36b56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 935535c..3e4490c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index f51f86d..b05978b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  org.eclipse.m2e.wtp;bundle-version="1.2.0",
  org.eclipse.wst.common.emf
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa,org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa.intern
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.classpath
index 46cec6e..cf36b56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 935535c..3e4490c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index a350a98..af4db35 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  org.slf4j.api,
  org.eclipse.m2e.wtp
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Vendor: %Bundle-Vendor
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jsf.internal,org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.j
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.classpath
index 46cec6e..cf36b56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 13c64aa..84bc07d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotationSuperInterface=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.autoboxing=ignore
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 339590f..5ec97dc 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
  org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - m2e-wtp
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.classpath
index 46cec6e..cf36b56 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index 13c64aa..84bc07d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullable=org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.annotation.nullanalysis=disabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.annotationSuperInterface=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.autoboxing=ignore
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedTypeParameter=ignore
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.unusedWarningToken=warning
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.varargsArgumentNeedCast=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e8b07ad..6d6fde9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Bundle-Name: Overlay support for Eclipse WTP
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.overlay;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.3.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.eclipse.wst.common.core,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.classpath b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.classpath
index 06011f6..afc2e43 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.classpath
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
-	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.7"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.pde.core.requiredPlugins"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="lib" path="jars/maven-war-plugin-2.1.1.jar"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/"/>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
index d17b672..a698e59 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 eclipse.preferences.version=1
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.methodParameters=do not generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
 org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.7
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 43b8bd7..5cb9969 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Bundle-Name: Maven Integration for Eclipse WTP
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.m2e.wtp;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.3.0.qualifier
-Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.7
+Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.core.resources,
  org.eclipse.core.commands,